Funding programmes

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  1. National Lottery Awards for All England

    A quick way to apply for smaller amounts of funding between £300 and £20,000.

    Area
    England
    Suitable for
    Voluntary or community organisations
    Funding size
    £300 to £20,000, for up to two years
    Application deadline

    Ongoing. Apply at least 16 weeks before you want to start the activities or spend any of the money.

  2. National Lottery Awards for All Wales

    A quick way to apply for smaller amounts of funding between £300 and £20,000.

    Area
    Wales
    Suitable for
    Voluntary or community organisations
    Funding size
    £300 to £20,000
    Application deadline

    Ongoing

  3. National Lottery Awards for All Scotland

    A quick way to apply for smaller amounts of funding between £300 and £20,000.

    Area
    Scotland
    Suitable for
    Voluntary or community organisations, Public sector organisations
    Funding size
    £300 to £20,000
    Application deadline

    Ongoing

  4. National Lottery Awards for All Northern Ireland

    A quick way to apply for smaller amounts of funding between £300 and £20,000.

    Area
    Northern Ireland
    Suitable for
    Voluntary or community organisations, public sector organisations
    Funding size
    £300 to £20,000
    Application deadline

    Ongoing. Apply at least 12 weeks before you want to start the activities or spend any of the money.

  5. Reaching Communities England

    Offers a larger amount of funding (over £20,001) for projects that last up to five years. We’re looking for projects that work with their community – whether that’s a community living in the same area, or people with similar interests or life experiences.

    Area
    England
    Suitable for
    Voluntary or community organisations
    Funding size
    £20,001 or more, for up to five years
    Application deadline

    Ongoing

  6. Partnerships

    Offers a larger amount of funding (over £20,001) for organisations that work together with a shared set of goals to help their community thrive – whether that’s a community living in the same area, or people with similar interests or life experiences.

    Area
    England
    Suitable for
    Voluntary or community organisations
    Funding size
    £20,001 or more, for up to five years
    Application deadline

    Ongoing

  7. Our vision for funding in England

    We’re setting out a bold new vision for how we’ll support communities across England.

    Area
    England

  8. Community Power

    We’re looking for 10 to 15 partners to work with us in the development stage of our Community Power fund.

    Area
    England
    Suitable for
    Community or voluntary organisations, public sector organisations
    Funding size
    £50,000 to £80,000 per partner organisation
    Total available
    £1.2 million

  9. You Decide

    We’re looking for up to 5 partners with expertise in involving communities in decisions about grant making.

    Area
    England
    Suitable for
    Community or voluntary organisations
    Funding size
    We expect most partners to use a maximum of £80,000 of the funding they receive to cover their costs.
    Total available
    £2 million, distributed between up to 5 partners. Of which at least £1.6 million is for onward granting to communities.

  10. Grant Holder Support

    We're looking for a partner to help increase the knowledge, skills and resilience of civil society organisations

    Area
    England
    Suitable for
    Community or voluntary organisations
    Funding size
    One grant for a lead partner, supporting around 8 to 10 partners. With £200,000 for the lead partner. And £1.9 million funding for civil society organisations participating in the partnership and development work.
    Total available
    £2.1 million

  11. People and Places: medium grants

    We want to help communities in Wales with the issues that matter most to them. We're funding projects that involve the community. And will build on their skills and experiences. This funding can pay for capital costs or help you plan land or building work.

    Area
    Wales
    Suitable for
    Voluntary organisations, community organisations or public sector organisations
    Funding size
    £20,001 to £100,000, for up to five years
    Total available
    £20 million for 2024 - 2025
    Application deadline

    Ongoing

  12. People and Places: large grants

    We want to help communities in Wales with the issues that matter most to them. We're funding projects that involve the community. And will build on their skills and experiences.

    Area
    Wales
    Suitable for
    Voluntary organisations, community organisations or public sector organisations
    Funding size
    £100,001 to £500,000, for up to five years
    Total available
    £20 million for 2024 - 2025
    Application deadline

    Ongoing

  13. Young Start

    Helping young people aged eight to 24 to become more confident and play an active part in realising their potential.

    Area
    Scotland
    Suitable for
    Voluntary or community organisations
    Funding size
    £20,001 to £100,000
    Application deadline

    Ongoing

  14. Scottish Land Fund

    Supporting urban and rural communities to become more resilient and sustainable through the ownership and management of land and land assets.

    Area
    Scotland
    Suitable for
    Voluntary or community organisations, Public sector organisations
    Funding size
    £5000 to £1000000
    Application deadline

    Ongoing

  15. Supporting great ideas

    Supporting Great Ideas awards grants to support innovative and strategically important project ideas that encourage positive social change in Wales.

    Area
    Wales
    Suitable for
    Voluntary/community organisations and statutory bodies
    Funding size
    £20,001 and over
    Total available
    Up to £2 million in the current financial year
    Application deadline

    Ongoing

  16. Strengthening Communities

    Strengthening Communities is our funding for community led projects in Northern Ireland

    Area
    Northern Ireland
    Suitable for
    Voluntary or community organisations
    Funding size
    £20,001 to £500,000 for up to 5 years. Only smaller organisations can apply for less than £200,000.
    Application deadline

    Ongoing

  17. Sustainable Community Buildings

    This funding is to help organisations be more environmentally sustainable. It's capital funding (up to £50,000) to improve the energy efficiency of community buildings.

    Area
    Northern Ireland
    Suitable for
    Voluntary or community organisations (with an annual income of less than £500,000)
    Funding size
    Up to £50,000  (capital funding only)
    Application deadline

    Check the deadline for your council area

  18. Sustainable Steps Wales - Egin Grants

    We want to help community groups in Wales who are starting to take action on climate change and want to live in a more sustainable way. Our grants will help groups who are receiving support from Sustainable Steps Wales - Egin Mentoring Service to kick start their ideas.

    Area
    Wales
    Suitable for
    Groups which have received mentoring from Egin (the Sustainable Steps Wales - mentoring service) and have completed an action plan.
    Funding size
    £100 to £15000
    Total available
    £3.75 million over 5 years
    Application deadline

    You can apply when you’re ready. Funding is normally up to £15,000.

  19. Climate Action Fund - Our Shared Future

    With this funding we want to involve more people in climate action. And we want to inspire bold and exciting change.

    Area
    UK-wide
    Suitable for
    Formal partnerships, working across sectors. Led by community and voluntary organisations or public sector organisations.
    Funding size
    The minimum you can ask for is £500,000. We expect to fund most projects for between £1 million and £1.5 million over 3 to 5 years. We may fund a small number of larger or longer projects. Contact us if you would like to discuss this. We aim to fund around 25 projects.
    Total available
    £30 million
    Application deadline

    You’ll be able to apply until Spring 2025. We will announce the final deadline nearer the time.

  20. The UK Fund

    Larger amounts of funding for to expand on existing work. We’ll fund projects that help bring diverse communities together. We’ll also fund projects that help children and young people use their voice to influence change.

    Area
    UK-wide
    Suitable for
    Voluntary or community organisations, statutory organisations
    Funding size
    £500,000 to £5 million. Funding is available for 2 to 10 years. We expect to fund around 20 projects a year.
    Application deadline

    Ongoing

  21. Awards from the UK Portfolio

    The UK Portfolio explores new and innovative approaches, and develops and tests new ways of building a stronger civil society.

    Area
    UK-wide
    Funding size
    Over £500,000
    Application deadline

    Ongoing

  22. Forces in Mind

    Supporting the psychological wellbeing and successful and sustainable transition of veterans and their families into civilian life.

    Area
    UK-wide
    Application deadline

    Ongoing

  23. Other National Lottery Funders

    If none of the current The National Lottery Community Fund programmes are suitable for your project, one of the other Lottery funders may be able to help.

    Area
    UK-wide
    Suitable for
    Voluntary or community organisations, Public sector organisations, Private sector organisations
    Application deadline

    Check the other funder's websites

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